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I cannot admit to anyone that my first attempt to live among the others has failed.Je ne peux avouer à personne que ma première tentative de vivre parmi les autres a échoué.Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeLa terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2003 by Mercure de FranceThe Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2003 by Mercure de France
I did not feel the strength to attempt the trial at the outset.Je ne me sentis pas la force de tenter l’épreuve dès l’entrée.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
The ATC system receiving a RAP message shall attempt association with the corresponding flight plan.Le système ATC qui reçoit un message RAP doit tenter de l'associer au plan de vol correspondant.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Ah! well, I'm not inquisitive, but it would really amuse me to meet the fool who might attempt such madness."Ah ! bien ! je ne suis pas curieux, mais ça m’amuserait de connaître l’imbécile qui tenterait une pareille folie.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
What! he had not made the slightest attempt at courtship, not even pressed a kiss on her finger-tips.Quoi! pas une galanterie, pas même un baiser sur le bout des doigts!Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
The Community industry rationalised and improved its productivity in recent years, in a successful attempt to lower its cost of production and to enhance its competitiveness on the market.Ces dernières années, l'industrie communautaire s'est rationalisée et a amélioré sa productivité et ce, dans le souci de réduire ses coûts de production et de renforcer sa compétitivité sur le marché.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
He also took command of General Hoth's attempt to relieve the 6th Army.Il dirigea aussi les efforts du général Hoth pour délivrer la VIe armée.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
'2x'H Sensor related security breach attempt events,'2x'H Tentatives d'atteinte à la sécurité en rapport avec le capteur de mouvementhttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Besides her attempt to regain admittance at Beauch£ne's, she had applied at two other establishments; but, as a matter of fact, she did not evince any particular ardor in seeking to obtain work.Après sa tentative infructueuse à l’usine Beauchêne, elle s’était bien présentée dans deux autres maisons ; mais la vérité était qu’elle ne mettait pas une ardeur passionnée à chercher du travail.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Serge, who evinced perfect calmness, did not attempt to break it.Serge, tranquille, ne cherchait pas à le rompre.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Seeing him yawn, without making any attempt to conceal how bored he was feeling, Marthe said to him : Why don't you go to your club, my dear?Comme il bâillait, sans même chercher à cacher son ennui, Marthe lui disait: --Mon ami, pourquoi ne vas-tu pas à ton cercle?Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
A notary prepared the discharges and received the payments on the basis of those figures, which Weinberg and Roy did not attempt to correct, although they were aware of the error in the calculation.Un notaire prépare les quittances et reçoit les paiements sur la base de ces chiffres, que Weinberg et Roy ne cherchent pas à corriger, bien qu'ils soient conscients de l'erreur de calcul.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011
Both major denominations - important formative influences on opinion - condemned the attempt to kill Hitler even after the war.Les deux principales Églises - influences formatrices importantes sur l'opinion - continuèrent de condamner l'attentat même après la guerre.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
Ah! what an effort of creation it was, an effort of blood and tears, filling Claude with agony in his attempt to beget flesh and instil life!Ah! cet effort de création dans l’œuvre d’art, cet effort de sang et de larmes dont il agonisait, pour créer de la chair, souffler de la vie!Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Physicists, moreover, have almost renounced the attempt to explain the phenomena relating to magnetization.Les physiciens ont à peu près renoncé d'ailleurs à expliquer les problèmes relatifs à l'aimantation.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
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Collocations
attempt to escape
tentative de fuite
attempt board
tableau d'essais
block attempt
tentative de bloc
first attempt
premier essai
last attempt
dernier essai
second attempt
départ répété
second attempt
deuxième essai
second attempt
nouveau départ
second attempt
second essai
service attempt
tentative de service
third attempt
troisième essai
attempted suicide
tentative de suicide
attempted transmission
tentative de transmission
Word forms
attempt
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | attempt | attempts |
Possessive case | attempt's | attempts' |
attempt
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | attempted |
Imperative | attempt |
Present Participle (Participle I) | attempting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | attempted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I attempt | we attempt |
you attempt | you attempt |
he/she/it attempts | they attempt |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am attempting | we are attempting |
you are attempting | you are attempting |
he/she/it is attempting | they are attempting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have attempted | we have attempted |
you have attempted | you have attempted |
he/she/it has attempted | they have attempted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been attempting | we have been attempting |
you have been attempting | you have been attempting |
he/she/it has been attempting | they have been attempting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I attempted | we attempted |
you attempted | you attempted |
he/she/it attempted | they attempted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was attempting | we were attempting |
you were attempting | you were attempting |
he/she/it was attempting | they were attempting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had attempted | we had attempted |
you had attempted | you had attempted |
he/she/it had attempted | they had attempted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been attempting | we had been attempting |
you had been attempting | you had been attempting |
he/she/it had been attempting | they had been attempting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will attempt | we shall/will attempt |
you will attempt | you will attempt |
he/she/it will attempt | they will attempt |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be attempting | we shall/will be attempting |
you will be attempting | you will be attempting |
he/she/it will be attempting | they will be attempting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have attempted | we shall/will have attempted |
you will have attempted | you will have attempted |
he/she/it will have attempted | they will have attempted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been attempting | we shall/will have been attempting |
you will have been attempting | you will have been attempting |
he/she/it will have been attempting | they will have been attempting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would attempt | we should/would attempt |
you would attempt | you would attempt |
he/she/it would attempt | they would attempt |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be attempting | we should/would be attempting |
you would be attempting | you would be attempting |
he/she/it would be attempting | they would be attempting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have attempted | we should/would have attempted |
you would have attempted | you would have attempted |
he/she/it would have attempted | they would have attempted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been attempting | we should/would have been attempting |
you would have been attempting | you would have been attempting |
he/she/it would have been attempting | they would have been attempting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am attempted | we are attempted |
you are attempted | you are attempted |
he/she/it is attempted | they are attempted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being attempted | we are being attempted |
you are being attempted | you are being attempted |
he/she/it is being attempted | they are being attempted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been attempted | we have been attempted |
you have been attempted | you have been attempted |
he/she/it has been attempted | they have been attempted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was attempted | we were attempted |
you were attempted | you were attempted |
he/she/it was attempted | they were attempted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being attempted | we were being attempted |
you were being attempted | you were being attempted |
he/she/it was being attempted | they were being attempted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been attempted | we had been attempted |
you had been attempted | you had been attempted |
he/she/it had been attempted | they had been attempted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be attempted | we shall/will be attempted |
you will be attempted | you will be attempted |
he/she/it will be attempted | they will be attempted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been attempted | we shall/will have been attempted |
you will have been attempted | you will have been attempted |
he/she/it will have been attempted | they will have been attempted |